diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
index d61c3855670d..2e28db60f4d2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
@@ -836,6 +836,8 @@ static int dpu_crtc_atomic_check(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	}
 
 	pstates = kzalloc(sizeof(*pstates) * DPU_STAGE_MAX * 4, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!pstates)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	dpu_crtc = to_dpu_crtc(crtc);
 	cstate = to_dpu_crtc_state(state);